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23% -- retention increase for two-sided marketplace algorithms (2023)

2023  · MIT

A 2023 MIT study found that quality-weighted matching in two-sided marketplace algorithms produces 23% higher retention among service providers compared to pure proximity matching.

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Based on a 2023 MIT study comparing quality-weighted matching to pure proximity matching.

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two-sided marketplace algorithms: 23% retention increase. Source: MIT (2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/tasker_response_rate_study
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/tasker_response_rate_study" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>23%</strong> -- retention increase for two-sided marketplace algorithms<br><small>Source: MIT (2023) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/tasker_response_rate_study" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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